I took this in part exchange for something a while ago, took £5 off which they were happy with.


I was quite happy with this, until 2 days later I saw some broken ness

Buggar

The middle wheel holder was broken too

I put it in the shed, ready for the next tip run, however 2 weeks later, we did a car boot, and I chucked it in the car in the hope I got my fiver back. It didnt sell..
However, when everyone was packing up, I had a wander round again, and with a one in a million change spotted an identical black one!

for 50p, as the seller said he didnt think it worked! Score I thought
So, lets have a better look at this horrible plastivac


The red one had a broken bin flap

A cracked hose end

Knackered cable

The black one was more battered body wise than the red one

The black one was an SU3364

with an in tact bin flap!

and a better cable.

black one is missing a cord hook but has the dusting/upholstry tool which the red one didnt

So, lets start the stripdown, and save a machine that doesnt really deserve to be saved!

I'd put the filters and hose through the wash in a previous load, so they didnt need touching

The post filter sits behind a cover




Crevice tool and extension wand come out

missing tool procured from the black one

Was a bit peaky


Hose off and to one side


The hose from the black machine is undamaged so I pinched that

Identical, but different shades

The top handle came off easily as the screws were already loose

top cord hook comes out


Onto the base now

baseplate comes off eventually, being stuck on with crap


Brushroll wasnt too bad


However, the end caps didnt twist off, or prise off very well

Came off easily with some help though



The other end had the bearing in a removeable holder rather than being fitted straight into the brushroll

Some gentle tapping from behind with the axle and a hammer got them out

The other end has the bearing straight in the brushroll end

The bearing taps out of the white holder


Belt was good, despite it being sat for a while and distorting


Two plastic blocks either side hold the chassis to the brushroll housing



The internal hose is held in by this plastic block

once released they can be fully split

The middle wheel snaps out

Ah yes, the break...

back with the black one, and a quick fiddle later...

The height adjuster rotates to a keyed point then falls out without the middle wheel assembly holding it in

Release pedal snaps out of the lower chassis

lower chassis is empty

Back onto the main machine now, and the internal hose prises off the little holder bit eventually

Some screws later and the motor housing comes apart

I noticed at this point that all the parts were labelled

The motor was clean, which was nice



armature is clean too

The main chassis splits in half

The cyclone-hose seal comes out of the chassis

The lower cord hook is removeable now

Wiring next


The light was fading by this point, so the pictures display a marked reduction in quality, apologies for that!
Switch pops out from behind

Hose holder/joiner bit is held in by a screw

Onto the cyclone now


I stripped both down together, as I needed parts from both. One broken and one not broken bottom flap

Seals removed from the good bottom flap

The 'cyclone' is held together with 3 screws


The end was in sight, the sun was nearly gone, but I noticed that the two bottom flaps were VERY different...

Turns out, the whole cyclone bin and flap were different, very different. So I quickly stripped down the cyclone from the black one to use, and found...

an orange sock! Must be why the seller thought it was broken (the motor ran very nicely indeed)
All was washed and polished, and put back together
Starting with the cyclone

Seals in


top cone screwed back in

and everything else just clips back together!

Hose doo-dah back in

Switch in

Wired back up with the good cable from the black one

Lower cord hook back in

Got a bit carried away and refitted the motor, and put the 2 halves of the chassis together

Hose in

height knob and release button refitted to the hood

and the hose hooked up underneath

middle wheel re-assembled


Brushroll back together

and fitted

Baseplate fitted


Rear wheels refitted


Handle screwed back on properly

Hose fitted

Tools fitted


Filters fitted

and she is done!




I've put it up on a few facebook sites, and will take it to the car boot on sunday if I still have it. I kept the good motor from the black one and tipped the rest to get some space back.